News 2010

King attends WWF annual meeting

The King participated in WWF's annual meeting on Wednesday 26 May in his capacity as Honorary Chairman of the Board of...

King visits Swedish Pavilion at World Expo in Shanghai

The King visited Expo 2010 Shanghai China on Sunday 23 May.

Queen attends Childhood Day at Gröna Lund

The Queen attended Childhood Day at Gröna Lund theme park on Sunday 23 May.

King meets President of China

On Friday 21 May, The King and Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson met the President of China, Hu Jintao.

Queen accepts St Erik Medal

The Queen was presented with the St Erik Medal at a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall on Tuesday 18 May.

Prince Carl Philip opens Vänern Wind Park

On Tuesday 18 May, Prince Carl Philip opened Vänern Wind Park, the world's largest wind park in a lake.

Meeting of the Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla Memorial Fund

The Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla Memorial Fund met on Tuesday 18 May at the Royal Palace.

Cabinet meeting at the Royal Palace

An information cabinet meeting was held at the Royal Palace on Tuesday 18 May.

Crown Princess attends Sweden Week in Seattle

The Crown Princess attended Sweden Week in Seattle on Friday 7 May and Saturday 8 May.

King presents Vega Medal

On Wednesday 12 May The King presented the 2010 Vega Medal in the form of Anders Retzius' medal in gold, at a ceremony at...

King and Crown Princess Couple meet Ambassador Svante Kilander

On Tuesday 11 May, The King and The Crown Princess Couple met Svante Kilander, Sweden's Ambassador in Kabul,...

King presents scholarships from 50th Birthday Fund for Science, Technology and Environment

At a reception at the Royal Palace on Wednesday 12 May, The King presented 18 scholarships to 19 scholarship winners from...

Crown Princess Couple receive Riksbank's commemorative coin

On Monday 10 May, The Crown Princess Couple received the Riksbank's commemorative coin, which has been produced to mark...

King visits Amphibious Regiment

On Friday 7 May, The King observed the Amphibious Regiment's exercise in the southern part of the Stockholm Archipelago.

Georgia's Speaker visits Royal Palace

On Thursday 6 May, The King held and audience with Georgia's Speaker, Mr David Bakradze, at the Royal Palace in...

King visits operations in Indian Ocean

On Tuesday 5 May, The King visited HMS Carlskrona accompanied by head of operations Lieutenant General Anders Lindström.

Princess Madeleine visits Childhood projects in Florida and New York

Princess Madeleine visited Children's Harbor in Pembroke Pines in Florida on Tuesday 27 April. The next day the Princess...

Queen opens ISMRM congress on magnetic resonance imaging

On Monday 3 May, The Queen opened the Joint Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in...

King's birthday celebrated in Outer Courtyard

On Friday 30 April, The King's birthday was celebrated according to tradition with music and performances in the Outer...

Diplomatic reception at Royal Palace

The King and Queen hosted the first diplomatic reception of the year on Thursday 29 April at the Royal Palace.